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		Klathmon on Nov 21, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SpaceX's Starship Mk1 just blew off its bulkhead i... I meant it as in no government contracts are going toward starship development, but looking it up it seems I'm actually wrong, maybe... The air force has given them some money for development on their Raptor engine, and they've talked about wanting more government funding for starship itself, but they've also talked about how starship has been privately funded so far.

CydeWeys on Nov 21, 2019 [–]

To be fair, the Raptor engine is a hell of an invention (a full flow engine!!), and well worth investing money into.

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